Parliament passes regional finance law
THE GOVERNMENT passed the new Regional Finance Law last week. The law changed the way in which Madeira, Porto Santo, the Azores and mainland regions are financed from central government.
Police launch Christmas safety campaign
DRINK DRIVERS and motorists who break the speed limit are being targeted as part of a major police campaign entitled Natal em Segurança, Christmas in safety, which began earlier this
Portuguese courses in Lagos
ENROLMENT INTO Portuguese courses at four fluency levels is now open to anyone wishing to learn or improve their linguistic skills at the Centro de Línguas de Lagos. Each group
PREMIERES – December 7 – Happy Feet
Directed by: George Miller Starring: Elijah Wood, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman Genre: Animation/Adventure In Antarctica, the Emperor Penguins each express their true love through a song that
PREMIERES – December 7 – Saw 3
Directed by: Larry Charles Starring: Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Angus Macfadyen and Dina Meyer Genre: Crime/Horror The third installment of Saw follows Jigsaw and his apprentice Amanda Young painfully teaching
Priests should be able to marry
By Chris Graeme chrisgraeme@sapo.pt THE VAST majority of people living in Portugal believe that the Catholic Church should allow priests to marry. According to a survey carried out by Aximage
Queen It’s a kinda magic resurrected
By Ruth Sharpe QUEEN – IT’S A Kinda Magic is the theatrical recreation of the very best of Queen live in concert, a production that has captured the imagination of
Reaching the chequered flag
By NATASHA SMITH natasha@portugalresident.com PLANS HAVE been approved for the construction of an autodrome in Portimão, which could be completed by September 2008 at an investment cost of 195 million
Single sailors
AS THE demand for cruising holidays continues, the adventure-cruise line, Ocean Village, has announced that it is to cater for single parents on its liners from next year. Ocean Village
Spreading Christmas cheer
Just under 1,000 people poured on to the streets of Albufeira to take part in the third annual Christmas fun walk. There was a sea of festive Santa hats and